England midfielder Declan Rice might have been on the dropping aspect towards Brazil on Saturday evening however he received a parting reward from Vinicius Jr afterwards.
The 2 groups performed out an entertaining contest at Wembley, with each lacking a lot of good possibilities earlier than 17-year-old wonderkid Endrick got here off the bench to web the profitable aim within the eightieth minute.
In doing so, Brazil grew to become the primary crew to beat the Three Lions on house soil in 4 years, whereas Endrick additionally grew to become the youngest ever goalscorer for membership or nation at Wembley.
{The teenager} doesn’t fairly have the star energy of team-mate Vinicius simply but, although, and there have been loads of England gamers hoping to get their palms on his shirt after the sport – although it was Arsenal midfielder Rice who left Saturday’s sport with a really particular reward.
Shortly after full-time, Vinicius beckoned Actual Madrid team-mate Jude Bellingham over within the Wembley tunnel and teasingly requested if the England star wished him to signal his shirt as they traded jerseys, with the 20-year-old laughing and jokingly replying ‘No quiero’, or ‘I don’t need it’ in English.
Each gamers had introduced two of their shirts with them, with Bellingham giving one in all his to Vinicius and the opposite to Rodrygo – who he additionally performs alongside on the Bernabeu.
Bellingham appeared a bit of perplexed about who Vinicius’ second shirt was for and requested the Brazilian, who replied that it was for Rice, who presumably requested for the jersey after they have been on the pitch.
A member of England’s backroom crew then took the shirt again to the house dressing room whereas Bellingham walked in the direction of the Brazil altering room, sharing a handshake, a hug and a quick chat with Rodrygo.
Reacting to the defeat, Bellingham wrote on social media: ‘All the time a pleasure to placed on an England shirt and play at Wembley. Unfortunate with the consequence however extra motivation for Tuesday.’
England are in motion once more on Tuesday night towards Belgium, who’re rated quantity 4 on the earth, and Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate is already trying ahead to the match.
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He mentioned: ‘Belgium have performed a unique 11 in all probability, or near, so that they’re going to be a bit brisker. However just like (Brazil) we’re speaking a few high-level sport, sensible expertise for the gamers, an opportunity to see new gamers once more, construct in the direction of the summer season.
‘I’m not disillusioned with the extent of efficiency. I do know in the long run whenever you lose the sport then there’ll at all times be a unfavourable response to dropping.
‘However my thought was, with quarter-hour to go given all of the adjustments that we’d made, I believed the gang was already with the crew.
‘They may see quite a lot of younger gamers getting into and doing effectively, quite a lot of very inexperienced gamers getting into and doing effectively, so I’m not down on the efficiency of the crew in any respect.’
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